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Nothing About Robert (1999)

Nothing About Robert poster
Original title
Rien sur Robert
Directed by
Pascal Bonitzer
Genre
tragicomedy
Country
France
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
TP
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Parisian critic writes a harsh review of a Bosnian film he has not seen. After it is published, he faces a series of awkward and unexpected consequences.

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What happens

Rien sur Robert is a 1999 French comedy-drama film directed by Pascal Bonitzer. Set in Paris and Thônes (a small town in the French Alps), the film follows the tribulations of Parisian writer and critic Didier Temple in the wake of the publication of his hostile review of a Bosnian film that he hasn't seen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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